The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 18, 2079
Waning Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 PM
9:05 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1930
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 196.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.7° / 330.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 17m / 20.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.31° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.23° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.21° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.